Dr. Jane Wanjiku Muchiri is a trained dietitian registered with the Association for Dietetics in South Africa. She holds a doctoral degree in Dietetics. Dr. Muchiri is passionate about contributing to people’s well-being and health by empowering them with knowledge, skills, and abilities to optimise their nutrition. This is accomplished through training of students, nutrition education, counselling, and research. She has over 20 years of experience as a trainer at the tertiary level in the field of nutrition and dietetics. As a trainer, she encourages her students not only to excel but also to live as examples/role models to society by putting into practice what they learn, for example implementing exclusive breastfeeding for their babies.
Dr. Muchiri’s main nutrition focus area is non-communicable diseases, a challenge that needs tackling at all stages of the life cycle. She has been involved in health-promoting programmes involving people living with type 2 diabetes, helping them to improve diabetes control through dietary and healthy lifestyles. The people were empowered through interactive group sessions and supportive educational materials. Participants recommended the programme to others as they felt they had greatly benefited. Through her various scientific publications, she has contributed to the body of knowledge in the area of nutrition education in the management of diabetes.